Author: | W. J. J.
O. de
Wilde, 1971 |
Family: |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
Origin: |
Tanzania |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
20
Centimetres |
Height: |
8 Metres |
Flower:
|
Greenish
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Passifloraceae
family was given this name by W. J. J. O. de Wilde in 1971. It is only
found in Tanzania, growing in a well drained soil.N ot too much sun,
nor water. The up to eight
meter vines growing up in the
trees. The caudex can grow to 20
centimetres or more in diameter. The unisexual inflorescence are
greenish yellow. The name Adenia
is derived from aden, meaning gland, and pertains to the glands
found on leaves of most of the species.
The species name might mean
'group of graceful'? |